Henke wrote:
I have had the pleasure of playing one of Jon's flutes for a few weeks. It was an R&R in cocobolo, and I can tell you that the man does some top notch work. I really enjoyed the flute. It had everything that I would ask for in a good flute. I think that my dream flute would be a keyed Jon C Pratten, and I think I'll get one as soon as I'm good for it.
My point is: Get one now, don't get caught up in the waiting list as I'll probably be. This Jon fellow is on to something, and when people start to realise that, you'll be waiting many years for your Jon C flute.
Get it, you won't regret it. Jon is great fellow to deal with as well.
that's what i've heard! Jon and I emailed back and forth for a week or so at the beginning of this year, talking about options, prices, delrin / vs. wood, and which flute would fit well for me.
the only problem is i am getting two concertinas, an edgley and a carroll. the carroll waiting list is 3 years long, which i ordered during october. the edgley i ordered earlier this month, with a waiting list of about 4-6 months.
i had planned to have the money for the edgley by february, then i was going to order the Jon C. by march. after i sent the down payment to frank edgley, i was told by my parents that i would have to pay for school, and that i would be reimbursed at least enough to get my concertina. so my bank account considerably lighter, i wont be able to get the flute until after the concertina, or at least until my parents pay me back.
i'm not too worried, though, because the waiting list for a delrin is much shorter than a wooden flute, and i plan on ordering from Jon in april or may. i play boehm now, so i want a delrin so i can go full charge into the flute without worrying about break in time or care.
the other reason i want delrin is because i want to have a flute for travelling. before i found out about Jon C. i was planning on getting a copley and then an m&e. i still want to get the copley, but i am going to wait until he finishes working on his c natural thumb hole.
so i have a question, henke. if i had a delrin Jon C. flute, would you think i might want to get a wooden one as well?
so i think the lesson in all of this is that school and concertinas are bad for wooden flutes. it seems every time i get enough money for a wooden flute one or the other gets in the way.
